1. The U.S. and Cuba

2. 1959 January: Castro takes power Jan. 1959 April: Castro visits U.S. On his U.S. tour he speaks of moderation, but as early as Feb. he had executed 550 former Batista men (summary trials)

3. 1959 May: Castro passes Agrarian Reform Law which took land from U.S. U.S. was not compensated fairly for land

4. 1960 February: Castro makes trade agreement with U.S.S.R. April: U.S. responds by refusing to refine oil for Cuba that came from the U.S.S.R. July: Eisenhower cancels sugar quota(Will not buy Cuban sugar)

5. 1960 August-October: Castro nationalizes all U.S. companies (utilities, banking, transportation, communications, sugar refining insurance, industrial, mining, and tourism)

6. 1960 Oct. 19, 1960: The U.S. initiates a nearly complete embargo. No more trading, except for medicine and non-subsidized food stuffs.

7. 1961 April 17, 1961: Bay of Pigs Invasion After the Bay of Pigs the embargo will be complete. No trading relationship at all b/w Cuba and the U.S. Still in effect today!